As a singer, Carol King won over millions of fans with her honest portrayals of love and life. As a songwriter, she penned dozens of hits for others, many which became American pop standards. Now for the first time, these two aspects of a long and celebrated career are combined, telling the complete story of an extraordinarily gifted and successful artists, who is still actively performing to this day, more than four decades later. Disc one features the best of Carole King including collaborations with Celine Dion and Babyface. Disc two features songs penned by King but performed and made hits by other artists. Track List Disc 1: Singer 1 It Might As Well Rain Until September 2 Child of Mine 3 I Feel the Earth Move 4 So Far Away 5 It's Too Late 6 You've Got a Friend 7 Sweet Seasons 8 Been to Canaan 9 Corazón 10 Jazzman 11 Nightingale 12 Only Love Is Real 13 Will You Love Me Tomorrow/Some Kind of Wonderful/Up on the Roof (with James Taylor) 14 Really Rosie 15 Pierre 16 You Can Do Anything (with Babyface) 17 The Reason 18 Now and Forever Disc 2: Songwriter 1 Will You Love Me Tomorrow (the Shirelles) 2 Take Good Care of My Baby (Bobby Vee) 3 Every Breath I Take (Gene Pitney) 4 Crying in the Rain (the Everly Brothers) 5 The Loco-Motion (Little Eva) 6 Up on the Roof (the Drifters) 7 Chains (the Cookies) 8 One Fine Day (the Chiffons) 9 Oh No Not My Baby (Maxine Brown) 10 Just Once in My Life (the Righteous Brothers) 11 Pleasant Valley Sunday (the Monkees) 12 (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin) 13 No Easy Way Down (Carole King / Dusty Springfield) 14 Wasn't Born to Follow (the Byrds) 15 Hey Girl (Billy Joel)
D**N
A Wonderful Mix of Songstress and Songwriter
This is a two-cd set highlighting the hits of Carole up to this date. She is both a superb singer and an outstanding songwriter. I have many of her CDs, but this is definitely an 'Essential'.
E**B
Of two discs, the main one was mission. I've begun the return process.
This is not a review of the recording, just of the product I received. The Essential Carole King contains two discs, one of King singing, another of others singing songs she wrote (mostly) the music for.This item must have been used, though I don't remember noting that online at the time of purchase. Somebody ripped off the Carole King disc.
V**S
Recovered this lady
Everything about Carole King is great. Her music is timeless. The bad is for the first time ever I have tofile a complaint. I ordered it May 2nd and the seller kept changing the due date. As it was a birthday present for someone, I tried to cancel the order with the seller two times as I kept getting sent delays in the order. The order was not cancelled even thought I explained it was a gift and I was forced to buy something else, to please cancel it, and was ignored. Told on May 16th that the order would be late again, but it showed up in my mailbox on May 18th. Over two weeks this item took to arrive. I don't ever want to buy anything from this seller again. I never even got notifications in my e-mail. Had to go on Amazon to find out the status of the order. I have bought from Amazon for many years now, and this was the first time I had a problem. In the future, when I buy CDs I will look to see whom the seller is so I don't have to deal with them.
A**R
It was good
Ì liked it.
A**G
Good CD
Extra Artist
R**T
Classic Carol
She is a prolific songwriter!
K**A
Good selection of songs
Great collection
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